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Longsheng Rice Terraces

Scenic private day trip from Guilin

Admire the famous Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces at Longsheng

Visit colourful minority villages

Full-day private day trip from Guilin to the dramatic terraced rice fields and colourful villages of the region

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Hill tribes and gorgeous scenery on this breathtaking day trip from Guilin

Pick up from your Guilin hotel and drive around 70 miles north to admire the famous Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces at Longsheng, and see some of the minority tribes who live in the region. Around 700 years ago the local Zhuang farmers hit on the ingenious idea of creating valuable space for their crops on the mountainous land, and they constructed terraces in the hillsides that coil up from the valley floor up to the mountain top. The resulting shimmering green ribbons of rice paddies have become scenic highlights of the region. You may choose to take a 3 mile uphill walk through the terraces to one of the Zhuang minority villages, Ping’an, that has marvellous views, or drive up to the village and take a 90 minute walk around the crest of the hills. Here, the men wear turbans and black pyjama-style suits and the women have embroidered blue jackets or bright headscarves and lots of silver jewellery. The women of another local tribe, the Yao, are famed for their extraordinarily long hair. Return to your hotel.